BistroMD Ingredients
So, I was having a conversation with Kris in the comments section of my previous post and we got to talking about ingredients. I figured this might be interesting to others and not something to hide away in the comments section of another post, so here’s the info. I’m sharing all of the ingredients for four of the frozen meals BistroMD sends (one fish, one turkey, one chicken, one pork — I can’t have any of the beef dishes because they all contain wheat gluten, unfortunately). These range from “lots of ingredients” to “few ingredients” but should give you an idea of the average meal and how much is “real” vs. how much is “chemical” stuff.
Blackened Chicken (265 calories) PHOTO
chicken breast (chicken, water, modified corn starch), blackening seasoning (salt, garlic, paprika, black pepper, onion, white pepper, thyme, red pepper, oregano), caramel coloring (maltodextrin, caramel color); cooked red beans (small red beans, water, salt, ferrous gluconate calcium choloride), water, brown rice, onions, tomato paste, olive oil, green peppers, salt, dehydrated garlic, spices, caramel color; broccoli, whole green beans, squash, red peppers
Turkey Breast w/ Cranberry Sauce (340 calories) PHOTO
turkey breast (turkey, water, modified corn starch, salt, spice, caramel coloring [maltodextrin, caramel color]); potatoes, soybean oil, seasoning (sugar, onion and garlic powder, natural flavors), salt, spices, citric acid, dissodium inosinate and dissodium guanylate; asparagus; cranberries, sugar, orange, water, ginger, lemon juice (water, lemon juice concentrate, 1/35 of 1% each sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfate, lemon oil), cinnamon, vanilla extract, cloves
Mahi Mahi in a Tomato Caribbean Sauce (345 calories) PHOTO
mahi mahi, butter (cream, natural flavor), seasoning (mustard seeds, salt, coriander, curry powder, fennel seeds, white pepper, dehydrated parsley, dehydrated lemon peel, dextrose, cayenne pepper), caramel coloring [maltodextrin, caramel color]; tomato ketchup (tomatoes, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, natural flavoring), tomato strips (tomato, basil, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), onions, red peppers, green peppers, garlic, olive oil, ginger, spices; ripe plantain cooked, papaya; cooked black beans (turtle black beans, water, salt, ferrous gluconate, calcium chloride), water, brown rice, onions, green peppers, olive oil, salt, dehydrated garlic, spices, caramel color
Pork Loin in Papaya Sauce (380 calories) PHOTO
pork loin (pork, water, modified corn starch, salt, spice, caramel coloring [maltodextrin, caramel color]); papaya, onion, red pepper, green pepper, sugar, vinegar, raisins, ginger, light corn syrup, xanthan gum, sweetener (maltodextrine, sucralose), salt; edamame (shelled soybeans), broccoli florets, julienne carrots, cut corn, diced red peppers; whole green beans, whole wax beans, whole carrots
Hope that helps!
Filed under: BistroMD, gluten-free on March 27th, 2008